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Genetic rescue of follicle-stimulating hormone beta-deficient mice.
Endocrinology - 1 Jul 1998
Kumar T R, Low M J, Matzuk M M
Abstract excerpt
FSH is an alpha:beta heterodimeric pituitary glycoprotein that shares a common alpha-subunit with LH and TSH. To study the role of FSH in mammalian reproduction, we have previously generated an FSH-deficient mouse model using embryonic stem (ES) cell technology by introducing a null mutation in the unique FSHbeta gene. Male mice deficient in FSH are fertile despite their small testes and reduced sperm number and...
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